Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Why pro-Israel educators should teach the Nakba - opinion

Students who learn this version of 1948 develop both moral imagination and intellectual resilience.

|ByURI PILICHOWSKI
ISRAELI RIGHT-WING activists demonstrate next to Arab Israeli and left-wing activist students during a rally marking the anniversary of the Nakba at Tel Aviv University, in May 2026.
Israeli soldiers driving a tank pass a line of waving civilians on the side of a road while advancing into Syria during the Six Day War, June 1967.

Six Day War: When Israel moved from survival to revival - opinion

The Six Day War demonstrated that when the Jewish people are united, determined, and prepared to defend their sovereignty, they are capable of changing the course of history.

|BySHIMON REFAELI
Then-incoming Japanese Ambassador Yusuke Arai presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on July 11, 2024, while wearing a yellow ribbon pin calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

Japan’s ambassador to Israel: Why the new Middle East matters to Asia - opinion

As Israel and Gulf states build deeper strategic and economic ties, Tokyo has a growing interest in regional stability and cooperation.

|ByYUSUKE ARAI
ISRAELI SECURITY forces operate during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, May 3, 2026.

Group of deaf Israeli civilians rescued from heart of Nablus in unusual West Bank incident

The group entered the Palestinian city after reportedly being invited to a meal by a local Palestinian resident.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL

Message to Zohran Mamdani: Focus on New York's problems, not Israel's - opinion

Does he really have time and indisputable knowledge to take on the super-charged subject of Middle East land disputes, while innocent women get sucker punched on the streets of New York?

MAY 23, 2026ByCOOKIE SCHWEBER-ISSAN
An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.

For Jerusalem activist Jehad Abu Sneineh, coexistence starts in the streets - interview

Jerusalem activist Jehad Abu Sneineh shares his journey from the Mount of Olives to grassroots protests for equality and coexistence.

MAY 8, 2026ByAARON REICH
On the Temple Mount.

The hills of Samaria: The northern West Bank between politics and daily life

Reporter's Notebook: The hills of Samaria: The northern West Bank between politics and daily life

APRIL 30, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
overlooking Nablus from Elon Morey and the Kabir Winery.

Israel can talk to Lebanon - so why not the Palestinians? - opinion

What is the government’s long-term policy? What is the vision for the future between the two peoples who live in the West Bank?

APRIL 17, 2026ByYAAKOV KATZ
PALESTINIAN STUDENTS gather near a fence installed by Israeli settlers on their way to school, near Umm al-Khair in the West Bank, on April 14, 2026.

Let’s build King David’s Zion, not some Super-Sparta - opinion

Israel mustn’t become Super-Sparta, featuring muscle-bound warriors with coarsened souls, and paralyzed consciences.

APRIL 9, 2026ByGIL TROY
Knesset approves death penalty for terrorists bill, March 30, 2026.

Israeli officials consider paying some Gazan war victims to rebuild global legitimacy - exclusive

Officials raised a controversial idea to free Israel from the black and white debate of war crimes without admitting criminal fault, starting the painstaking process of rebuilding Israeli legitimacy.

FEBRUARY 26, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Palestinians live among the ruins of their destroyed homes after returning to the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, February 8, 2026

Why dismissing Palestinian reform voices is a strategic mistake - opinion

The argument that Gaza’s future is “doomed” because Gazans are morally irredeemable is a prescription for permanent war.

FEBRUARY 2, 2026BySAMER SINIJLAWI
PALESTINIANS WALK past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City.

Israeli-Palestinian peace is just one election away – and it could happen in 2026 - opinion

In 2026, the State of Israel will go to elections to elect a new government. In 2026, the Palestinians will also go to elections to elect a new government.

JANUARY 14, 2026ByGERSHON BASKIN
A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Why Somaliland meets the legal test for statehood and Palestine does not - opinion

Israel’s move may prove, in the context of Somaliland, to be a turning point enabling its recognition by other countries, while realizing its right to self-determination.

JANUARY 12, 2026BySHUKI FRIEDMAN
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi in first diplomatic visit to Somaliland on January 6, 2026.

The Palestinian partner: Could this new political party's vision be a path to peace? - opinion

The path to peace must be based on the belief that on the land between the river and the sea there are two peoples who are deeply connected to the same land.

DECEMBER 24, 2025ByGERSHON BASKIN
Israel and Palestine flags on geopolitical Map.